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WHERE DID RED WARRIOR/FALAMMICHI COME FROM? by Hashtali Chief Adrian Roman |
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I have explored and documented the different types of weapons that were unique to the Native American Tribes of the 1800's and their application. Unfortunately, The Americans Indian Tribes of North America were not given credit for their contribution to the martial arts world for they’re fighting skills. Its common knowledge that all forms of the martial arts studied in the United States today is imported. If you are a knowledgeable martial artist, you will know this statement to be painfully true. My Red Warrior/Tushkahoma or Falammichi System is the only martial arts fighting system that can be traced to North American. There were no communication systems in place, therefore it is somewhat difficult to say what country was first in using a particular weapon. Weapons and tools were everywhere in the 1800's, and they were in the Americas. For thousand of years before Columbus and the white man set foot on North America, The Americans Indian hunted game with weapons and made war among themselves. No one knows for certain how and when the Americans Indians discovered the bow, but is well documented the bow was here when the first white men arrived. Tribes were often made up of many different clans. When disputes arose, they would strike a neighboring clan in the middle of the night. The fighting was brutal and required close hand to hand combat. The bow and arrow, knife, spear, war club and tomahawk where the weapons of choice. My initial emphasis in American Indian fighting systems has been focused on the knife. My people, the Choctaws in southeastern United States, used the blow gun to hunt for small game. They were skilled enough to kill small game at 80 to 100 ft with a dart. What we call Lacrosse today was largely derived from wrestling techniques used by American Indians. It's is no secret, that the United States systematically tried to destroy The American Indian people and its unique culture. There was no time for documentation of these weapons, tools and their uses. The Indians were just trying to survive their own annihilation. In the short time they were here, they were considered legendary fighters who used a multitude of weapons, animal and the use of natural terrain to defeat their adversaries. It’s a well-known fact that they were great straggliest in how they prepared for war, because they were always out numbered. Nor did they have the weapons to match the solders repeating rifles. Many of our modern day general studied them and there approach to warfare. If we could only get General George Custard’s opinion today, we might consider The Americans Indians among the best by modern day standards. When one thinks of American Indians weapons, the bow and arrow are the first weapons that come to mind. The knife was the most important weapon of its day, because it served many purposes. It was a working tool that hung from ever Warriors belt and was used by the women to prepare clothing and meals. It is this weapon that we will explore first because of its practical application today. I trust that you will gain a new application for the American Indian culture and a fighting system that is of your country. During our conversation, Ed suggested that I do something about my Native Fighting heritage. I laughed, and told him, I was too busy trying to master his art of American Kenpo. Little did I know, but the Master had planted the seed. Senior Grandmaster Parker died in Dec of 1990. Hashtali Chief Adrian Roman (Choctaw)
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